‘I Hope to God I Live Up to It’

President Joe Biden told CBS News that he “always thought about presidents in terms of Abraham Lincoln up there or, you know, Franklin Roosevelt or George Washington.”

Said Biden: “And I thought to myself, ‘How in God’s name could I compare myself to them?’ But then I realized I know eight presidents… I know them. They’re all really fine men and you know their strengths and their weaknesses. And it gave a little more of, well, you know, no, I — don’t get me wrong, I think it’s an incredibly challenging job. And I’m extremely flattered to have a chance to do it. And I hope to God I live up to it. But it seemed to make it more life size.”